So, I tried to remove my power supply this weekend and no dice. I would have to remove the motherboard to get it out and I'm not nearly confident enough with hardware to do that.
My choices are now two-fold:
I could buy another new card, which is getting more difficult as I have an AGP bus and they don't seem to be making them anymore. At least, when I visit the computer shops they only have 2 AGP cards and a couple dozen PCI-E.
Or, I could splurge on a whole new system. If I go this route, I'm going to buy the biggest, meanest computer I can get, with the expectation that it will last for four to five years.
So, can anyone recommend either a good AGP card or a web-based company that is a) affordable and b) builds a good box?
Cheers,
-Jason
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Monday, March 3, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Calling All Tech-Heads
I'm having trouble with my video card again.
My old card died and I bought a new one. I had few choices, seeing as how I'm running an AGP machine. I ended up with a Radeon HD 2600, but am having a few problems that I hope someone can help me with.
Initially, it worked fine most of the time, but would occasionally fail when I tried to run anything that changed resolutions (ie, games). The monitors (I dual monitor) would go black and then lose connection. They would start trying to restablish their connection with the video card and a window would pop up, showing them cycling between Analog and Digital.
So, in my infinite wisdom, I decided to try and wipe the drivers and reseat the card (just to ensure it wasn't something physical). I reseated and replugged in the power on the card and then went about reinstalling drivers. I initially reinstalled the original drivers and then updated to the latest Radeon drivers (8.2, I believe).
I did this all on one monitor, thinking it would be easier that way and kept my second monitor unplugged. Once finished, I reattached my second monitor and now it won't 'recognize it.' Both monitors boot normally and I get the Bios info on both. The Windows XP screen comes up normally with the loading bar on both screens. Then, the second monitor loses connection and tries to restablish it, cycling between Analog and Digital. This wouldn't be so bad, but the original problem of switching resolution still remains. I've tried using both Windows properties and the Catalyst Control Center with the same results (both recognize the 2nd monitor, but I lose connection when I activate it).
So, I'm down to one monitor and still can't play anything. Does anybody have any ideas? The video card box recommends a 300-watt power supply and I've got a 330. I've got the latest Direct X (9.0c). I've tried switching the two monitors (so 1 is 2 and vice-versa) with the same result. In an ideal world, I would have both monitors and be able to game. I've tried lowering the resolution and a few other tricks, but to no avail.
Weirdly enough, WoW runs fine.
So, if anyone has any ideas, let me know.
Cheers,
-Jason
My old card died and I bought a new one. I had few choices, seeing as how I'm running an AGP machine. I ended up with a Radeon HD 2600, but am having a few problems that I hope someone can help me with.
Initially, it worked fine most of the time, but would occasionally fail when I tried to run anything that changed resolutions (ie, games). The monitors (I dual monitor) would go black and then lose connection. They would start trying to restablish their connection with the video card and a window would pop up, showing them cycling between Analog and Digital.
So, in my infinite wisdom, I decided to try and wipe the drivers and reseat the card (just to ensure it wasn't something physical). I reseated and replugged in the power on the card and then went about reinstalling drivers. I initially reinstalled the original drivers and then updated to the latest Radeon drivers (8.2, I believe).
I did this all on one monitor, thinking it would be easier that way and kept my second monitor unplugged. Once finished, I reattached my second monitor and now it won't 'recognize it.' Both monitors boot normally and I get the Bios info on both. The Windows XP screen comes up normally with the loading bar on both screens. Then, the second monitor loses connection and tries to restablish it, cycling between Analog and Digital. This wouldn't be so bad, but the original problem of switching resolution still remains. I've tried using both Windows properties and the Catalyst Control Center with the same results (both recognize the 2nd monitor, but I lose connection when I activate it).
So, I'm down to one monitor and still can't play anything. Does anybody have any ideas? The video card box recommends a 300-watt power supply and I've got a 330. I've got the latest Direct X (9.0c). I've tried switching the two monitors (so 1 is 2 and vice-versa) with the same result. In an ideal world, I would have both monitors and be able to game. I've tried lowering the resolution and a few other tricks, but to no avail.
Weirdly enough, WoW runs fine.
So, if anyone has any ideas, let me know.
Cheers,
-Jason
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